13 Shows Like ‘Off Campus’ to Watch While You Wait for Season 2
The Off Campus obsession is real. If you’re anything like us, you can’t stop thinking about the college hockey romance, which introduces us to Hannah (Ella Bright) and Garrett’s (Belmont Cameli) fake-dating-to-lovers story. Part of what makes the Prime Video show, which is based on Elle Kennedy’s book series, so great is that there’s nothing quite like it on TV. The soapiness, the college setting, the sports element, the lovable ensemble, the focus on romance — it’s an addictive formula.
Luckily, we won’t have to go without our fix for long now that Season 2 is on the way. But it’ll be at least a year until it arrives, and we totally get it if you want a show with a similar vibe to tide you over until then. Of course, there’s the obvious comparison to Heated Rivalry — it’s the only other hockey romance show out there, but hockey and romance are about all they have in common — but we’ve found 13 other shows that offer some of what Off Campus does.
Whether you’re after that college setting with a dash of romance, the fake dating trope, or a sports drama with a (or multiple) love stories, we have a recommendation for you. Keep scrolling to find a show that’ll scratch that Off Campus itch in the off-season.
Off Campus, Season 1, Streaming Now, Prime Video
Off Campus, Season 2, TBA, Prime Video
One Tree Hill
Before there was Hannah and Garrett, there was Nathan (James Lafferty) and Haley (Bethany Joy Lenz). Teen ensemble drama One Tree Hill takes place mostly in high school and skips over the college years, but it has plenty in common with Off Campus. Like Hannah and Garrett, Haley starts tutoring Nathan, the jock, before their romance begins.
Where to watch: HBO Max & Disney+
The Sex Lives of College Girls
It should be obvious by the title, but The Sex Lives of College Girls is a solid choice to follow up Off Campus. It’s more focused on the comedy, but the Mindy Kaling series handles its fair share of serious topics that come with growing up. It also has the roommate aspect in common with Off Campus, and each of the girls in TSLOCG gets their own romances (some more successful than others).
Where to watch: HBO Max
Heartbreak High
Heartbreak High and Off Campus have more overlapping qualities besides Josh Heuston. It’s a high school setting rather than a college one, but you’d never guess it based on the amount of messy romantic entanglements its characters find themselves in.
Where to watch: Netflix
Overcompensating
Another more comedy-focused pick, but Prime Video’s Overcompensating has a strong cast of college-aged characters, some of whom get some romance action. But it’s the friendship between Benny (Benito Skinner) and Carmen (Wally Baram) that really makes the show shine.
Where to watch: Prime Video
Faking It
Faking It is the fake dating trope at its finest. If you missed it back when the MTV show started airing in 2014, Karma (Katie Stevens) and Amy’s (Rita Volk) story is worth the watch. When their classmates at their progressive high school mistake them for a couple, the two best friends don’t correct them, thinking it’ll finally make them popular. Then, Amy starts to realize that she has real feelings for Karma. Drama!
Where to watch: Fandango at Home
Good Trouble
Set after the events of The Fosters, Freeform’s Good Trouble hits that coming-of-age vibe. Taking place right after Callie (Maia Mitchell) and Mariana (Cierra Ramirez) graduate from college, it centers around their lives in a community-style living space in Los Angeles. They get their own romances, as do their neighbors in The Coterie.
Where to watch: Hulu and Disney+
Friday Night Lights
Though Friday Night Lights revolves around high school football rather than college hockey, there’s plenty of romance at play, with the marriage of coach Eric (Kyle Chandler) and Tami Taylor (Connie Britton) at its core.
Where to watch: Prime Video and Paramount+
All American & All American: Homecoming
The CW’s All American follows star football player Spencer James (Daniel Ezra), who hails from Compton. He’s recruited to play for a high school team in Beverly Hills, and he has to learn to balance both worlds. Like Off Campus, the show’s sports focus is balanced with strong characters and intriguing relationships. It starts in high school, but its characters move beyond it in later seasons. But if you want college right away, there’s a three-season-long spinoff called All American: Homecoming. It’s centered around HBCU tennis player Simone (Geffri Maya).
Where to watch: Netflix
Felicity
If you love a throwback and want that college setting, look no further than Felicity. Off Campus Season 1’s love triangle isn’t nearly as drawn out as Felicity’s (Keri Russell). She follows her high school crush, Ben (Scott Speedman), to college in New York City, but also finds a connection with Noel (Scott Foley).
Where to watch: The Roku Channel
Greek
While you (temporarily) take a leave of absence from Briar U, you can enroll in Cyprus-Rhodes University. Greek follows nerdy freshman Rusty (Jacob Zachar), who decides he wants to reinvent himself by pledging a fraternity. The Freeform show was one of the first of its kind in its exploration of college culture. True to life, plenty of romantic entanglements ensue.
Where to watch: Hulu and Disney+
Grown-ish
Grown-ish, a Freeform spinoff of ABC’s black-ish, moves with Zoey Johnson (Yara Shahidi) into adulthood at Cal U. As she navigates friendships and relationships, Zoey grapples with the realization that everything isn’t always going to go exactly her way. The later seasons — there are six total, plenty to sink your teeth into — switch focus to Zoey’s brother Junior (Marcus Scribner).
Where to watch: Hulu and Disney+
Tell Me Lies
We’ll be the first to tell you that the central relationship in Tell Me Lies is not romantic, given how toxic Lucy (Grace Van Patten) and the downright evil Stephen (Jackson White) are. But it does have some couples to root for, a college setting, and a book as its source material, just like Off Campus. Just get ready to be infuriated by its characters in the most entertaining ways possible.
Where to watch: Hulu
Scream Queens
Scream Queens is a little bit of a stretch, but it’s so much fun that we have to recommend it. Ryan Murphy‘s campy, two-season horror-comedy is based around a college sorority, with Emma Roberts, Ariana Grande, Jamie Lee Curtis, and more A-listers on its roster.
Where to watch: Hulu and Disney+
